Increasing prosocial behavior and academic achievement among adolescent African American males

Adolescence

Volumn 42, Issue 168, 2007, Pages 689-698

  Martin, Don ^d   Martin, Magy ^a,b   Gibson, Suzanne Semivan ^c   Wilkins, Jonathan ^d  

^a Thiel College ^*

^b Walden and Capella Universities

^c UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^d YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COUNSELING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 38849178811     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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